The 'della Robbia blue': A case study for the use of cobalt pigments in ceremics during the Italian Renaissance

Archaeometry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-152

  Zucchiatti, A ^a   Bouquillon, A ^b   Katona, I ^b   D'Alessandro, A ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Blue; della Robbia; Glazes; Pixe; Renaissance; Sem

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; PIGMENT;

DELLA;

EID: 33644789117     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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